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Gnetum gnemon

L. (1767)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Gnetophyta Class/Clade: Gnetopsida Order: Gnetales Family: Gnetaceae Genus: Gnetum

bago, belinjo, melinjo

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Description

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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Gnetum gnemon var. gnemon

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mant. Pl. 1: 125 (1767)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gnetum gnemon East Maui, Hana District, Kahanu Garden of NTBG. Map #445 Preserved_Specimen Small tree 3.5 m x 6 cm, crown narrow, branches erect-spreading; twigs green, lvs yellow-green. Male strobili yellow. Lorence, D.H. 7689 Maui BISH 1995-05-17
2 Gnetum gnemon Koloa Dist., Lawai Valley, NTBG Preserved_Specimen Small tree of 8 ft. New leaves bronze; older leaves glossy yellowish-green above, below duller, paler green with glossy veins; cones yellowish-green. Flynn, T.W. 3855 Kauai BISH 1990-04-17
3 Gnetum gnemon Honolulu: Foster Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 m tall; fruits green. Miller, J.S. 7849 Oahu BISH 1992-07-30
4 Gnetum gnemon unknown Preserved_Specimen 11003 BISH
5 Gnetum gnemon Frankie's Nursery Preserved_Specimen OED Oahu BISH 2007-03-23
6 Gnetum gnemon Honolulu: Foster Botanic Garden In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen A straight-boled tree with a cylindrically-shaped crown 9 m tall. Lau, J. 1746 Oahu BISH 1985-12-16
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